REGIONAL DISASTER HEALTH NETWORK PLANNED FOR ARMENIA
Shushan Stepanyan

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2009/04/23 | 15:51

Today, RoA Ministry for Emergency Situations Mher Shahgeldyan,
announced plans to set up a program leading to the creation of a not
for profit "Regional Diasaster Health Center" network.

The minister stated that, "One of the most pressing problems to
safeguard the populace from consequences resulting from emergency
situations and warfare is a medical diasaster system. Studies of the
Spitak earthquake show that the absence of such a network leads to
a large number of preventable deaths."

The functions of such a sytem will be both informational and
preventative in nature, the minister noted, adding that the system
could have regional significance as well given that such a system is
lacking in other countries in the region.

Assistance for the project will come from the Swiss development Agency
and a number of diaspora Armenian organizations.